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House probes P 6.4 B worth of shabu seized in Valenzuela

Valenzuela City first district representative Wes Gatchalian called on the House of Representatives to investigate the Bureau of Customs whose express lane system allowed the entry of a cargo from China...

Cusi creates Transition Panel to manage PEMC, WESM

Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi on Friday ordered the creation of a transition committee for the interim management of the Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC) and the Wholesale...

DILG readies waterless LGUs to implement and maintain water and sanitation projects

The Department of the Interior and Local Government is now building the capacities of its regional water and sanitation (WATSAN) partners and stakeholders to ensure that local government units (LGUs) are...

BOC busts P2.7-M worth of iPhone 7 Plus, charger

The Bureau of Customs has intercepted 61 units of iPhone 7 Plus and chargers valued at P2.7 million after a Chinese passenger failed to show import documents, including a permit from...

Manila Water to hike rates next month

MANILA, July 28 -- Manila Water Company, Inc. will hike water rates starting August 13. This is after the Manila Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) approved a 1.12 percent increase or 28-centavo...

Japan to provide USD2-M aid to support victims of Marawi fighting

MANILA, July 28 -- Japan on Friday vowed to extend USD2 million (around PHP101 million or 222,000,000 Japanese yen) in humanitarian grant aid to support relief operations for those affected by...

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